You can't always be positive. In reality if you were positive all of the time, how could people truly believe in the authenticity of your character? They couldn't.
Life is amazingly balanced. In order to be truly positive you must experience substantial negatives as well. That's simply the way the world works. As Carl Jung once said, "The brighter the light the darker the shadow." I think that really applies here as well.
In my life, I try and keep my writing pretty positive and upbeat because I truly am out in this world to help others love profoundly and perhaps, just maybe, something I talk of will help someone bring some light into their heart. For years I've been able to pull a lesson or learning point out of even the worst situations to help evoke others. But what I would like to share with you is that I am not always positive. Actually I don't ever force myself to be because that only creates inauthenticity.
I have awfully dark moments and days at certain times. Actually the more and more I deeply love with everything I have, the more deeply I feel discomfort, hurt, loss, and everything else that will make your hands tremble when it comes around. I feel those things now more than I ever have before. The liquefying of a cold heart so many years gone has exposed it to be bare, uncovered, and gives it the opportunity to feel everything intensely.
So frequently, writing something that's hopeful, is actually me fighting as tough as I will to keep a positive outlook on life. In truth, some days are a lot harder than others. Some days, I feel like I can just barely breath.
Over the years, I've been taught to express these things through my art and pour myself out through my writing and I really am so lucky to have that. So if you're suffering, just know, I struggle just as much.
I struggle hard. And with that, I love hard.
Life is amazingly balanced. In order to be truly positive you must experience substantial negatives as well. That's simply the way the world works. As Carl Jung once said, "The brighter the light the darker the shadow." I think that really applies here as well.
In my life, I try and keep my writing pretty positive and upbeat because I truly am out in this world to help others love profoundly and perhaps, just maybe, something I talk of will help someone bring some light into their heart. For years I've been able to pull a lesson or learning point out of even the worst situations to help evoke others. But what I would like to share with you is that I am not always positive. Actually I don't ever force myself to be because that only creates inauthenticity.
I have awfully dark moments and days at certain times. Actually the more and more I deeply love with everything I have, the more deeply I feel discomfort, hurt, loss, and everything else that will make your hands tremble when it comes around. I feel those things now more than I ever have before. The liquefying of a cold heart so many years gone has exposed it to be bare, uncovered, and gives it the opportunity to feel everything intensely.
So frequently, writing something that's hopeful, is actually me fighting as tough as I will to keep a positive outlook on life. In truth, some days are a lot harder than others. Some days, I feel like I can just barely breath.
Over the years, I've been taught to express these things through my art and pour myself out through my writing and I really am so lucky to have that. So if you're suffering, just know, I struggle just as much.
I struggle hard. And with that, I love hard.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Going through a rough patch in life? I put together some quotes about death to help you if you are suffering through the loss of a loved one.
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